17. In his argument with Cassius in Act IV scene 3, Brutus refers to Caesar in terms of both praise and censure. Find the
speech and decide whether

a. the praise is consistent with earlier references to Caesar’s qualities and

Nobility and honor

b. whether the criticism is so major that Brutus should have mentioned it earlier.

No, Brutus’s argument is not major and should not have been mentioned earlier.

10. The quarrel scene (Act IV Scene 2) has been belittled by the critic Thomas Rymer in the seventeenth century; praised by
John Dryden, his contemporary, for its “masculinity” in the eighteenth century; admired as an example of dramatic
genius in the nineteenth century (by Samuel Taylor Coleridge); and dismissed as irrelevant by twentieth century critic Henry
Bradley. Read it carefully and decide for yourself

a. Whether Brutus is (i) unrealistic in expecting his allies always to act honorably or (ii) admirable in his inflexible attitude
toward corruption.

Brutus is unrealistic in expecting his allies always to act honorably abd he becomes discontent.

b. Whether Brutus is (i) arrogant and insensitive towards Cassius at the beginning of the quarrel or (ii) properly firm and
uncompromising.

I believe that Brutus is arrogant and insensitive towards Cassius at the beginning of the quarrel.

c. Whether Brutus is (i) taunts Cassius or (ii) refuses to be browbeaten by him (Explain your answer)

Brutus taunts Cassius because he believes that Cassius is a “hot friend cooling.”